Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2007 Edition

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Table C35 Number of main and minor holdings by European Size Unit and farm type, June 2006

Farm type

European size unit(1)

Total

<4

4-<8

8-<16

16-<40

40+

number

number

number

number

number

number

Cereals

802

466

574

862

854

3,558

General cropping

609

56

86

349

1,186

2,286

Horticulture

694

91

67

73

56

981

Specialist pigs

97

*

*

6

44

157

Specialist poultry

1,134

*

*

32

119

1,306

Dairy

48

14

18

79

1,313

1,472

Cattle and sheep ( LFA)

7,749

1,318

1,433

2,378

1,498

14,376

Cattle and sheep (Lowland)

1,144

161

151

168

128

1,752

Mixed

657

135

239

546

795

2,372

Other

22,960

64

23

5

0

23,052

Total

35,894

2,316

2,611

4,498

5,993

51,312

(1) 1 European Size Unit = 1200 Standard Gross Margins. SGMs represent the value (less variable costs) of the crops and livestock on holdings.
* means data suppressed to prevent disclosure of individual holdings.

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